'Ladybird, Ladybird fly away home, your house is on fire and your children are gone.' An exquisite version of the traditional rhyme, visualized and extended by Ruth Brown, with stunning illustrations to create a picture book which breathes new life into the original. As an artist, she is noted for her natural history accuracy, she has added a wealth of imaginative detail to the illustrations, to create an absorbing and enduring classic that will delight the whole family.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Ruth Brown has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and 1 grandson.